Magic Johnson had the most assists by a player in a playoff game in his 10th playoff, with 20 assists in Game 4 of the 1989 Western Conference Finals versus the Suns.
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highest assists by a player for a single game in a NBA game as 10th season in the playoffs| NAME | AST | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Johnson | 20 | 5/28/1989 | @ | 41 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 72.3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2 |  | J. Stockton | 18 | 5/5/1994 | vs | 39 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 69.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 3 |  | J. West | 18 | 5/1/1970 | vs | 52 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 59.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | J. West | 18 | 4/5/1970 | vs | 46 | 36 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 55.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | L. Bird | 16 | 4/28/1990 | vs | 37 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 42.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 6 | | M. Johnson | 16 | 4/27/1989 | vs | 42 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 62.6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 7 |  | M. Cheeks | 16 | 4/27/1989 | @ | 41 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 53.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 8 |  | O. Robertson | 16 | 4/2/1974 | @ | 42 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 47.2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 9 |  | J. Kidd | 15 | 5/2/2006 | vs | 40 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 36.3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +2 | ||
| 10 | | J. West | 15 | 4/9/1970 | vs | 42 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 46.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | L. James | 14 | 5/8/2015 | @ | 44 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 32.0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 45.2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  | M. Jackson | 14 | 5/19/1999 | vs | 32 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1 | |||
| 13 | | M. Johnson | 14 | 6/6/1989 | @ | 41 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 58.1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 14 | | M. Johnson | 14 | 5/23/1989 | vs | 44 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 60.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 15 | | M. Johnson | 14 | 5/12/1989 | @ | 44 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 61.0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 16 | | M. Johnson | 14 | 5/7/1989 | vs | 42 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 65.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 17 |  | D. Johnson | 14 | 6/9/1987 | vs | 45 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 18 | | D. Johnson | 14 | 5/15/1987 | @ | 44 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 52.3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 19 | | D. Johnson | 14 | 5/8/1987 | @ | 50 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 76.3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 20 |  | B. Cousy | 14 | 4/9/1960 | vs | 47 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 32.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 35.5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | L. James | 13 | 5/24/2015 | vs | 47 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 37.8 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 44.7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | -3 | ||
| 22 |  | S. Nash | 13 | 4/19/2008 | @ | 45 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 56.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -3 | ||
| 23 | | J. Kidd | 13 | 4/25/2006 | vs | 38 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +8 | |||
| 24 | | M. Jackson | 13 | 5/23/1999 | @ | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 70.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +17 | ||
| 25 | | J. Stockton | 13 | 5/17/1994 | vs | 49 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 44.6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |||
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